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xeriff

xeriff is the obsolete form of ashrafi.

xeriff is the obsolete form of sharif.

Meaning of ashrafi

Noun

ashrafi (plural ashrafis)

  1. (historical) A coin of usually gold issued by Muslim dynasties in the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia, worth in India two mohurs.

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Meaning of sharif

Noun

sharif (plural sharifs or ashraf or shurafa)

  1. A traditional Arab tribal title for one who serves as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets.

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Forms of xeriff

pluralxeriffs

Origin of xeriff

From Arabic شَرِيفِيّ (šarīfiyy).

Questions about xeriff

What is xeriff the obsolete form of?
Xeriff is the obsolete form of ashrafi.

Words near xeriff in the dictionary

  1. xeric
  2. xerically
  3. xericity
  4. xericness
  5. xerif
  6. xeriff
  7. xeriffs
  8. xerification
  9. xerified
  10. xerifies
  11. xerifs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: xeriff (page history and authors); ashrafi (page history and authors); sharif (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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